Rensselaer Republican, Volume 19, Number 27, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 March 1887 — INDUSTRIAL NOTES. [ARTICLE]

INDUSTRIAL NOTES.

Bhapstkeet's, iii a review of the strikes of the first two months of the -year,, says: In January, 1887. there have been reported ninety-two strikes and lockouts, involving over <3,300 employes, as compared with nineteen strikes tu!d 47,200empioyes during January, 1880, Of the former, eight-eight strikes, involving '03.300 were concluded by Felm fls; while four strikes, including 10.000 men. were still open. Of the 10,000, about 8.000 are New England boot aud shoe factory hands, locked out as a protest against Knights of Labor dicta-’ them as to shop management. The number of shoe operatives locked out or on strike Feb. 1. 1887, was, > approximately. 8,400; ou March 1, 1887, 5,900. The number out in various small strikes is about 900, as against 409 Feb. 1.. The total number of successful strikes of the January list, including compromises as .successes, was, 31 (out of “88 ehefed by March I*, involving 18,173 employes. As January strikes of 03,300 employes are ended, this shous that about 30 pefl cent, of the employes have thus far teen successful, The- prospect, however, is for a smaller percentage of successes after the termination of the boot and shoe lockout. The totals of failures are 57 strikes and 45,128 employes—about 70 per ceut. In January," 188(5, 9 strikes, with 23,300 strikers, were successful—nearly one-half—while 10 strikes, with 23.V00 strikers, were failures. In February, 1887, there Were 74 strikes and -20.000 strikefs, as compared with but 5 strikes and 10,700 strikers iu February, 1880. By the close of the month 757 involving 20,000 strikers, had ended, and 23 strikes, with 0,000 strikers, remained unsettled. Of the 51 strikes with 20,000 strikers ended, 12 strikes and 5,350 strikers bad been successful—a little over 20 per eent.; whiie JO strikes, with 14.050 strikers —nearly 80 per cent.—had been failures. In February. 1880, all the strikes were -failures. ... Salt is now sold iu Michigan • for fiftyone cents per barrel, the lowest price since 1800... .A company is.being formed at Superior,. Wisconsin. to produce fuel from ( rude peat, of a density equal to Illinois coal. -' ~ ■